Eric Edwards

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Born in Mt. Pleasant, PA on January 21, 1969, Eric Edwards grew up with a very strong musical childhood. His father, Norman, played bluegrass and traditional country music, mother, Viola, loved Elvis Presley and the Oldies, while he and sister, Teresa, listened to the modern rock and country tunes of the times. Eric began his musical career at the age of 10 by performing and winning both Cub Scout Talent Shows he entered. On March 13, 1986, he took up drums and banded with family member Alex Smith and friend Shawn Pravlik at their High School Talent Shows, finishing 2nd in their category. Upon high school graduation, he began various studio recording projects and performed in different bands, including a 5-year run on drums with the country/rock band 'Win, Lose or Draw', playing bass guitar and vocals in the rock band 'Caution' (along with Alex Smith), and the short-lived modern rock bands 'D.K.S.M.' and 'Instryd', again on Bass.

Upon graduating from electronics and computer programming schools, Eric made the bold move to Nashville, TN on September 29, 1997, his mother's birthday. There, he befriended bassist Peter Bailey, and soon began a lucrative 4-year studio recording career as guitarist/vocalist in the Christian rock band '4N', resulting in 5 CD's of original Christian-based material he jokingly calls his 'Sgt. Pepper era', as he was experimenting with different styles and techniques for the first time.


'4N' was a studio band Eric Edwards participated in between 1999-2004 in Nashville, TN, along with Peter and drummers Gary Braun and Bob Belli, as well as a variety of other musicians who lent their talents to the project. Sadly, this was also the same time he lost his mother to cancer on June 27, 2000...a devastating loss. Eric moved back to Pennsylvania in 2002, albeit temporarily, where he played Bass guitar and vocals for rock band 'Just That', which included once again Alex Smith on guitar and vocals. With the band's demise, he moved back to Nashville for another run with '4N'. On December 14, 2003, he was baptized to the LORD JESUS CHRIST at the Nashville Church, a personal decision he has never regretted.

After recording the last of the '4N' CD's, Eric began work on his own original material, though this was interrupted by a 1 1/2 year touring adventure of the Rocky Mountain club circuit as drummer/vocalist for country/rock bands 'Young Guns', '3rd World Party', and 'Whiskey Bay', with a 3-month stint as a house band in Casper, WY. Exhausted, Eric returned to Nashville in October 2006, where he took a well-deserved 6-month hiatus from music to focus on his personal life, and on January 7, 2007, he was restored to the Nashville Church, where he now uses his drumming talents to glorify GOD.

Now rejuvenated, Eric has released the "Casper Instrumentals" CD, and is releasing the newest and last of the '4N' CDs "BEST OF: 1999-2004", on his myspace and facebook pages, and has resumed recordings for his first solo CD. He will be booking shows for 2008-2009 in support of the CD.



Never one to be pigeon-holed into one genre of music, Eric often branches out into different styles, much like his musical heroes such as The Beatles, Prince, Steve Vai, & Keith Urban. The up-coming CD will showcase the diversity of his talents, and Eric, as HillbillyGQ, hopes you will enjoy the outcome.

If you love the Lord, and you love to play music in His name, then we're already friends!